Jennie, Rose Lead Forbes Top 30 K-Pop Idols Of 2025; Stray Kids Defeat BTS As No 1 Band

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boy band Stray Kids has a huge fan following on social media, and each and every one of their new announcements makes the internet go gaga. On Monday, Forbes released the top K-pop artists, group list and guess what, Stary Kids was on the top again. Stray Kids has achieved significant global success, particularly in the United States and Japan, with numerous chart-topping albums and awards, and making it to the top of Forbes is yet another feather in their hat.

Top 30 K-Idols of the Year 2025

Forbes officially names them the No.1 K-pop group of 2025—and the 3rd biggest K-pop music act overall. In their newly released Top 30 K-Idols of the Year 2025 rankings, Stray Kids secure their highest placement yet, outperforming every other K-Pop group on the list. Following Stray Kids in the Forbes top 30 list were BTS, Taehyung, BLACKPINK, aespa, IVE, TWICE, and NewJeans. Jennie and Rosé were the top 2 artists in the list, as the top-most group, Stray, bagged the number 1 spot.

More About Stray Kids

On January 31, 2025, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded Stray Kids' extended play Maxident a Gold certification for selling over 500,000 units. In total, Stray Kids now holds eight gold certifications from the RIAA, a testament to their hard work and dedication to their craft. These achievements are not limited to their albums alone. The group has also garnered gold certifications for several of their hit singles, including God’s Menu, MANIAC, Back Door, and Thunderous.With this achievement, Stray Kids has matched BTS for having the most gold-certified albums by a K-pop group in the U.S., each with four. This places Stray Kids among the top global artists who have connected K-pop with mainstream American music.